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Health insurance premiums on Colorado’s marketplace are expected to double when open enrollment begins this weekend, a change that will likely create many new uninsured residents, especially in rural communities.
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KUNC’s In The NoCo is a window to the communities along the Colorado Rocky Mountains.
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Courtesy Colorado Department of TransportationThe world’s largest wildlife overpass is being built over a section of I-25 between Denver and Colorado Springs. It’s a stretch of highway that averages one vehicle crash involving wildlife every day. Hear how wildlife overpasses save animals and reduce crashes – and why this one needed to be so large. -
Jason Blevins/The Colorado SunEarlier this year, a search and rescue group solved a lingering mystery: They figured out what happened to a Colorado woman who went missing while hiking one of the state's highest peaks 20 years earlier. And the technology they used could help shape the future of search and rescue operations.
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There’s mixed reaction from Steamboat Springs residents on a proposed private ski area to be developed. Listen to "Morning Edition" host Michael Lyle, Jr. discuss this story with Steamboat Pilot reporter Julia Coccaro and then read the entire article at the link below. -
Peter McNeilly, a prosecutor at the Colorado U.S. Attorney's Office since 2014, was appointed as an interim by AG Pam Bondi in June. -
The lawsuit filed by about two dozen states would force the USDA to tap a contingency fund for SNAP benefits. -
The preliminary report from a crash that killed two people on Oct. 19 is now available, but investigators still have questions. -
Polis is also asking the legislature for $10 million as 600,000 Coloradans are about to lose food stamps in “crisis within a crisis." Listen to "Morning Edition" host Michael Lyle, Jr. discuss this story with Colorado Sun reporter Michael Booth and the read the entire article at the link below. -
Hundreds of thousands of Coloradans will see their health insurance premiums double.
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As predators like grizzly bears and gray wolves expand their ranges or are being recovered to more habitats, wildlife managers in the Mountain West are increasingly tasked with preventing conflicts between the animals and people. Some are turning to new strategies and technologies, including drones. -
Late-spring frosts aren’t just tough on gardens — they’re creating new challenges for black bears in the Mountain West. -
The Utah Supreme Court said a private company failed to show the water would be put to “beneficial use.” -
Collaborative crime fighting efforts keep violent crime rates at historic lows -
California just took a major step toward reshaping how electricity moves across the Western U.S. It’s a change that could transform the region’s power grid and boost clean energy. -
Democratic lawmakers push back saying workers are victims of politics
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